PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doorh Andel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Litton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Andel
vs
Litton

190 cm
25
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Doorh Andel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jared Litton!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litton shoots in but no luck this time.

Litton scores with a takedown into Andel's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andel doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Litton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Litton throwing strikes but missing.

Andel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Andel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Andel striking off his back but it's not causing Litton any problems.
Litton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Litton throwing strikes from guard but Andel blocks nicely.
Litton throws a strike but Andel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Litton is on top in guard.
Litton with a nice head shot there.
Andel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Litton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Andel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Litton is one step ahead there.
Litton is working Andel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Litton wants to control from the top but Andel keeps moving.
Andel has momentary wrist control but Litton slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Litton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Litton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Litton throws a big right hand that misses.
Andel is looking to stand up but Litton isn't so interested in that idea.
Litton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Litton wants to control from the top but Andel keeps moving.

Andel kicks Litton off and gets to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Litton.
Andel is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Litton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Andel tries to bench press Litton off him but Litton keeps the position.
Litton is working Andel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Litton working the head and body with strikes.

Litton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Andel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Litton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Andel, who protects the arm well.
Litton looks up at the clock and then as Andel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Litton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litton wants to control but Andel is keeping him busy.
Litton sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Andel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Litton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Andel tries to improve position but can't.
Litton controls the position from side control.
Andel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andel wants to control but Litton postures up.
Check out the look on Litton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Litton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Litton misses with the combination.

Litton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Litton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Litton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andel keeps working.
Litton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Andel has hold of Litton's hands but Litton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Andel regains full guard. Nicely done.

Litton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Litton has managed to get both his arms back between Andel's legs - danger averted.
Litton throwing strikes from guard but Andel blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Litton lands a couple of digs.
Litton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andel wants to stand and escape but Litton is having none of it.
Litton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Litton scoring with some ground and pound.
Litton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Litton connects with a couple of short punches.

Litton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Andel, up you get!

Litton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Litton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Litton working the head and body with strikes.
Andel taking some punishment here, with Litton in his half guard.
Litton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Litton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Litton working over Andel with some ground and pound. Andel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Andel taking some punishment here, with Litton in his half guard.
Litton working over Andel with some ground and pound. Andel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Litton there.
Andel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Andel trying to hold on to Litton's head to control him but Litton postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andel has hold of Litton's hands but Litton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Andel has hold of Litton's hands but Litton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Litton drops an elbow to the side of Andel's head.
Litton prevents Andel from improving his position.
Andel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Litton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Litton winds up and cracks Andel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Litton winds up and cracks Andel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Andel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Litton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Litton is taking a breather. Andel says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Litton stands up from half guard.

Litton shoots in and bounces Andel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Litton is in close to Andel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andel keeping moving, preventing Litton from controlling successfully.

Andel working for a triangle but Litton defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jared Litton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Litton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Andel is trying to get back to full guard.
Litton slips a nice elbow through Andel's hands, connecting with Andel's forehead.
Andel is trying to get back to full guard.
Litton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Litton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Litton winds up and cracks Andel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Litton is controlling the pace.
Litton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Andel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Litton.
Andel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Litton trying to control the action but Andel is working from the bottom.
Andel taking some punishment here, with Litton in his half guard.
Litton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Litton winds up and cracks Andel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Litton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Andel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Litton connects with a nice short shot to Andel's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Litton lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Litton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nice strikes from Litton there.
Andel has hold of Litton's hands but Litton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Litton trying to control the action but Andel is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jared Litton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Litton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Andel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Litton is working away from the top position though.
Litton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Litton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Litton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Litton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Andel defends it well.
Jared Litton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litton slows the pace down in half guard.
Litton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Andel!
Litton is landing with some decent strikes but Andel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Litton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Litton landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Litton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Andel manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Litton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Litton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Litton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Jared Litton!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Jared Litton!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Jared Litton!

Jared Litton wins by unanimous decision!